ItwasBeatricewhoinsisteduponourmeeting。

　　IamcertainIknewquitealotaboutloveatfourteenandthatI

　　wasquiteasmuchinlovewithBeatricethenasanyimpassionedadultcouldbe，andthatBeatricewas，inherway，inlovewithme。Itispartofthedecentandusefulpretencesofourworldthatchildrenoftheageatwhichwewere，thinknothing，feelnothing，knownothingoflove。ItiswonderfulwhatpeopletheEnglishareforkeepinguppretences。ButindeedIcannotavoidtellingthatBeatriceandItalkedofloveandkissedandembracedoneanother。

　　Irecallsomethingofonetalkundertheoverhangingbushesoftheshrubbery——Iontheparksideofthestonewall，andtheladyofmyworshipalittleinelegantlyastridethereon。InelegantlydoIsay？youshouldhaveseenthesweetimpasIrememberher。

　　Justherpoiseonthewallcomessuddenlyclearbeforeme，andbehindherthelightvariousbranchesofthebushesoftheshrubberythatmyfeetmightnotprofane，andfarawayandhighbehindher，dimandstately，thecorniceofthegreatfacadeofBladesoverroseagainstthedappledsky。Ourtalkmusthavebeenseriousandbusiness-like，forwewerediscussingmysocialposition。

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